Re: A86: grphlink error

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Subject: Re: A86: grphlink error
From: Dark Ryder <DarkRyder@cyberdude.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 22:29:57 -0700
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TGaArdvark@aol.com wrote:
> Actually, some macs require that you use the PS/2 port with the graphlink.
> If you purchase the $50 set from TI, they give you the converter to the round
> 6-pin connection as well as the 9 pin converter.  I think the graphlink
> requires
> five or six, not eight, which is what the PS/2 port has.

The Mac connector isn't the same as a PS/2.  The PS/2 is a Mini-6 DIN (six
pins), and the Mac uses a Mini-8 DIN (eight pins) for it's serial port.  Take a
look at it sometime - there should be a ring of pins (like on the PS/2), but
also some pins in the middle.

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Re: A86: grphlink error

From: TGaArdvark@aol.com